Cabinet



Allg. 10, 1943. I P ROSENBERG Y 2,326,255

CABINET 'Filed Jan. 5, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet l ATTORNEY Aug' 10, 1943- P. RosENBERG 2,326,255

CABINET Filed' Jan. s, 1942 2 sheets-sheet 2 ANEY w Patented Aug. 10, AIQFI' Y' 1 attempting to keepftwo or more'.

` Y l Application-January This invention relates to cabinets; more pary ticularly to rotary cabinets in which partitioned sector-like drawers are' mountedfinsector-likei drawer spaces of the .cabinetY l i Y Y Cabinets of the kind vreferred to are widely used in storeroomson land and sea. The `present invention is usefulin cabinets for either service, but it is of especialutilityfwith referencefto some of its features' for service at sea where the cabinet becomes tilted with the rolling and pitch- Y ing ofthe craft so that the drawers are apt'to be hard to control'when opened or are aptto slide open,- and in that condition to beconi'e damaged;

or to permit the contents of their compartmentsV to'become mixedY or spilled. f i

` The drawers when partially opened have been free to turn. This is highly objectionable because the location and the directionof unbalanced forces can shiftsuddenly, Y It is ari-important objecto'f .the invention' to provide-means guiding eachdrawer V:for lengthwise movement,A desirably alongsubsta'ntiallyV the middle.'- radius of the drawer; without turning'.v This'stabilizes the direction of theforce'sto be contended against by anyone; seeking to control an opened or partially opened drawer.) It-'al'so opposes-lateral unbalan'c'e 'and tends thereby to prevent sudden shifting oft-the load. 1

It has beenthe practice"heretofore to provide aligned apertred-lugs'on-the cabinet frameY at the top and bottom o a tier of drawers, and to pass throughthe ylugs and across the outerends of the closed drawersa retaining pin :Which'has' f' been maintained in lassociation withthe'abinet frame by means Vci a chain or other flexible anchoringmeansJ When it has become necessary drawer or drawers of. thel samer tier have necessarily become unlocked by withdrawal of the pin',

. Aand have had to remainiunlocked until the opened drawer couldagainbe closed. vThis has been a Y very serious drawback-under some conditions;

especially vat sea'in'roughgweather." y It isa further important 'object ofthe inven- V ltion to provideV a simple, efficient and economicalfr neans'ior individually locking every drawerso that there 'never '7 need be any necessity-Tor under 'control at the saine time. 5 Other objects and'advantages will appear. Y y l In the drawings forming part 'of' this specificav hereinafter v Fig lis 'a view-in elevationZ- brokenaway termediate its ends for' compactnessofillustrafree drawers Y A to' open'one'o the Vdrawers of a tier, the other? space-defining sector-likeframewsectio e Yilaehirame section fl 4e comprises 'radially exi j ten'dirlgi vertical, 'sjidewallmembersfl(Lf-and each I ,Iframesection iscased to `define aplurali Y tion', sho'wing'a rotary-cabinet kembodyirigi:the v invention; e

V2 is a Vfragmentary transverse sectional i L VView takenon the line 2'-2 of Fig. 1,' looking in 1 the direction'ofthe,arrows;; J 55; Fig. 3` is a perspective;fragmentaryiviewillus-- tratinga drawer partially'.fwit,l.'i`dra'\ ivnA fromthef associated-drawer space vof fthe cabinet;

Fig.4' is a fragmentary view-in' 'sectionalielev tion taken onfthe'line 4413ic'iitigi `2,'lookingin thedire'ctionof'thearrowsifand fi 5: f Fig; 5 is a fragmentary plan view, partly 'broken Y away; showing' ajdrawer partly'withdrawnirom A thel'cabinet; V- I w consists ofa'rotary cabinet' l' which comprisesa base 2 and a vertical shaft'S. The` cabinet desirablycomprises aseiesof cabinet sections; or of lcabinet and binsections, .mounted'with capac ity for I rotation independently yif lione.;y andther VVupon the Ashaft-3.1 Sincev alleatures 'of thef'irV I vention are embodied'ginla LsinglecabinetZ section, howeverflig. 1 -has beenV broken awaylfforcompactnessof 'illustration-'and only a single abin'et section 4 has been villi'i'stratedf- L The cabiet s`ection"isfrotatably mounted upon the .shafteifmlany serviable manner, YAs* illustrated,"theffranie' of the,cabinet'section-"llr Vhavingfa:flaf1, `nged ring 6x comprises a sleeve secured Ito the inne face thereof-r The `ruig-f ported f-by the ends of afpin 9 which transxes mesma-35's f short, upstan'ding, circumerential'ange Mb, 5 5 Each sector-1 is 1 adapted tfreceivead wer-Y Vertially aligned-,- sector-like 'Ydrawerfs'paces of -'one another',` so that afd'eseript section suiiicesffor alli-*1. f

lsection @comprises asupporti-ng platform "I Il iwhichf is :separated intoy 'sectors by -perrnanentfzdiy'liders` Maf' f The; dividers* Ma fare'` I connect'eolb'y v,welding to the platform llandto the sleeve f5. Thelplatforrnis provided-w yorrdtliciincer lends. Q f' the-trays 2li ami movida or guiding l it har secured, .br Welding. Lathe botten wall- U' tHe-cabinet. setiorlframc. a

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The bottom wen ef each frame section' 14e has affixed to the lower facethereof, as by. welding, an -oiset tongue I Ib which is adapted` to be driven into a .space above the platform I4 and e below a portion of the sleeve 5. The frame section I4c fits snugly within the ange Ilib of the platf-orrn or disc I4 when the tongue is driven home,` s o that the frame section is held rmly v and stably in place, but-with capacity 'for 1re-V InovalV if. removaln shouldv be'v Adesirable` or neces' iop.

is aise-fiorite@ Durcgee .ef .accmmqdatmg the sary.V AThis.provisionniorready application and A removalY of a cabinet franriefsection yields `an ex-V treme flexibilityv of arrangement vat the: *optic'nrg` @of thegurserQ sincel any sector maybe used 't9 :mount a cabinet frame section Hic or may be used as an open-bin compartment. f 1

. Nojeieim ismede herein tothe feeturfeffpelf `'tectin'g the Acabinet sectionagainstdislodgrrient; f!

that subject-matter 'being disclosed and claimed in .my pending'.application; Serial No.v 4831852;

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Icjzinto' upllel'l vand. lovzizjen sector-likejdrawer spaces. the upper dnavrer'*space` being bounded A by upper 'and loweryhorizontalwall members vI3 and llandby the radially;extendngvertical wall members] B,f1and the flower 'drawery space'being nledpriizi, .11943,v fercabiners.- which is e. :di- ,20

cvisionhereof. Y Y

bounded by upper and lower horizontal Wall mem` `berszIZ `:and I Iand'by the radial Wall members-I il; EachV drawer space is intendedliand -adaptedto receive a sector-like-:drawerrl which may bve'slid intogandfoutpof the idrawerspace, andwhichjsulo.-

stantially Yfits the space when fully inserted. in' it.v

. Each drawer comprises; an vinner-'end wall ,I 6,1c0n- 2lgwhose adjacent rwalls-are spaced apiart'at'ltheir "lower .'ends., :.buteare joined at thrlupperfend along ub$tantial1y the mi-.ddle radius;ofthedraw: er. .,s'l'hesetrays notionlyprovidel indiridualstorf:

age' compartmentsthemselves,, but...tl1cyedivide theLdrawer spaceusoas' to: deirie a' number 0f additional distinctcompartments .zing

cooperation .withthe sidenarid end walls-.ofthe drawer. f-.Bcf

avcrtiaifleoee v: c., Bange ;.2.&.or 1 stitutcs.;a guiding; member afer f 'itie'smts ziaria 2s, for guiding the and, 911i @if i'with "mev The: guide member 2.5 end. ahime.' snor-t ci thai nel" eed; 011 lthe. drawer ism sec ed j upon :the

' bottom Wall I9 0f the i lower. faestlierciifab! meen? Of; e :mili-31, the' lerer beine de sirabiy 9i thickness; as gth h ri wall I6 of Vthe drawer `top 'slid-ieee@ from bei ,e Qiee' Vway out of the drawerspace. i Y

- .'l-iiefconeiriletiea tif-the upremirarier and the causing thedrawer to travel into and out .of the drawer space in a radialidirection.

The inner end .wall I6 of the drawer is formed with a slot v2I for receiving theguiding member guiding member 26 Vand of permitting the guidging member to cooperate with the partition members and withl the tray walls, as well as withV l the drawer space.

"rrangement described, yit will be apparent :thatthesdrawer is always centered with .reference .to the drawer space, that it has "n-fe'edomzto rturn `as1it is moved into an-d out VVofthe.drawer` space, andlfthat it --isalways com-l peiiedto tra-.vel in the direction oi-the g-ilidermem.- l

' `ber 2.6, to Wife, softhfl? i155 .middle 'lfadillS S 51,19:

stantially in coincidence with the kmiddle radius ofthe-drawer space/fu Y' I 1` .Y It is a further important object of. 'the invectionto providesimplc and ielrit, 'individual locking meansior eachwer, and inthisconf Ynectionit is.Y a further iatie #that .the guide memberiyisutlzed for locking the drawer A' locking le?? ber 24. The maree@ .0i maures not.

prctwiie pel-Orth@*lembi-ace Qiihe lever 3,11 d

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Vupper drawer space b`c'iu1cled' by the horizontal *lieeflri identiealW-iia that .0i i136, leiter feed; ...r seaeeweiel estaca-.sier

drawer into A terminates its inner scribed. Nofurther detaileddescription is, therefore, considered necessary, and corresponding reference characters withthe subscript aadded in each instance have been applied to parts oi' the upper drawer and upper drawer space which are duplicates of parts already described.

. The other cabinet sections and the Vdrawers mounted in them are vdesirable duplicates of` the cabinet section and of the drawers rwhich have been described. Each drawer is guided for radial movement without turning, and each is provided with itsV own individual Alocking-means. Each cab-inet section is'secured against dislodgment in the manner already described.

, I have described what I believe to be the best embodiment of my invention. I do not wish,v

however, to be conned to the vembodiment I claim: Y Y I Y l. Ina cabinet including a cabinet frame comprising upper and lower horizontal walls and converging side vertical walls deningl, a .drawer space, and a drawer slidable into andout of. said Vspace,'in combination, an elongated drawer guiding member carried on one of the horizontal walls shown, but what I desire to cover by Letters Y Patent -is set forth in the appended claims.

and extending into `the drawervspace for guidingr -v a drawer into and out of said space, elongated guide means forming part of the drawer` land cooperative with said guiding member to guide the Y sector-like drawer into said space without turning, and a locking lever pivotally mounted on Y the drawer alongside said guide means, saidlever having a latch at the inner endthereofl for cooperating with the inner end of the guide lmember to lock the drawer closed, and a'handle at the f outer end thereof extending beyond `the -oute'r' v end of the drawer for operating from locking position. v

2. Ina cabinet including a cabinetirame comprising upper and lower horizontal walls and Vvertical side walls dening a drawer space, in comlbination, an elongated drawer guiding member carried by the lower horizontal walland extending part way to the inner boundary'of said drawer space for guiding adrawer into'and out of said space, aidrawer slidable into' and out of said space and including an inner end wall and a bottom. wall, both formed with slots for accommodating-the guide member, and a locking lever pivotally mounted on the lower side of the bottom wall of the drawer and havinga latch at the inner end thereof for cooperating with the inner' end of the guide member to lock the drawer ink closed position, and a handle portion at the outer end thereof beyond the outer boundary ofthe drawer i f for operating the lever to and'from locking posi- A tion.

3. Ina cabinet including a cabinet frame comprising upper and lower horizontal walls and vertical side walls defining a drawer space, in combination, anelongated drawer guiding member carried by one of the horizontal walls and extending into thek drawer space`r for guiding a drawer into and out of said space, and a drawer slidableinto and out of said space, said drawer having an inner end wallformed with a slot' for passing the Aguide member, and spaced longitudinally extending partition members Vadapted to receive the guiding member between them.

the lever to and ber carried" by one V,ofKV theY horizontal wallsr substantially' midway" between the side ,walls and ,j vextending into the; drawer spacefforguiding va drawer into and'out 'of said space/without turning, and a drawer 'slidable into and outoffsaid space, said drawer` having an VinnerV end wall'V l formed with a slot through which the guiding member mayV pass, and spaced, `radially extendingpartition members-adapted to receive l. the guidingr member betweenfthem.

y5. In a cabinet including a cabinet frame comprising upper Vand jlowe'r horizontal walls and vertical side walls'convergent .toward a center point a and deijning a drawerv space, 'la radiallyextend-f 'j ing drawerY guiding member .carriedV iby theglowerv horizontal wall substantiallyiniidway betweenf theifside walls and extending intdthe. drawer space forguidingadrawersinto andfout oi said space without turning, 'and a drawerrslidaeble intro"V .and out `of said space, lsaid drawer having an inner rend walliand abottom wall. `both provided f `with slots forreceiving the guiding member, and .y spaced, radially,extending-'partitionmembers adf jacent' the opposite sides of the slots-adapted -to` receive the guiding member between them.

'Y 6.V In a cabinet including acabinet frame comprising upper l and4k lower horizontal walls and converging side verticalgwallsr deininga drawer f 1 space, and a drawer slidable into andout of `said i sparta-in combination, anelong'atedfdra'wer guidi `ing member carried vonV oneV of the Ahorizontal walls and extending 'intoth'e drawer'sp'aceiorguidinga drawerV into. and out of said space, elon-"'` gated guide means forimingpartof thek drawer *Y andV cooperative with said guiding jrnember` to guide vthe drawer into saidspace'wthoutturning, I a locking V`member, and means mounted on the drawer and supporting theflocking mmberin a constantly accessible positionwith capacity `for' operative movement relativetol the. drawer,` said., l locking member being manuallyI operable into i and out of locking engagement with the lguiding Y member when the' drawer is closed. Y

lock and unlock-the drawer. y Y

7. In a cabinetv including a cabinet rarnecomprising upper and lower horizontal Vwalls and vertical sidewalls convergent toward a center point and defining Va drawer space, and a'drawe;` slid-` 'able' into and out of saidV space, Vin eombination,

a radially extending-guide member on the frame substantially midway between lthe side Walls-of said drawerA space,fradially` extending cooperative guiding means on the drawer substantiallyf' midway between the side boundaries thereof, and

a locking mmbe 'Carried by the.. drawer and ex#` l tending beyond the outer end thereof means supv Yporting the locking membervvon theV drawer for Y operative movement relativegthereto, said loclrf ing member cooperativewth the" guide member'74V on the frameto hold the drawer in'closedposi#` is cjosed to tion, andoperable when theY drawer PHILIP ROSENBERQQ A 4;.In` a' cabinet including'acabin'et frame comf l prising upper and lowerV horizontal(wallsL andi*-v Yvertical sidewalls convergent toward' acenter' pointand dening a` drawer space, in combina-- tion,'-a radially extendingv drawer guiding vmem- 

